Summary:
Union Parish is served by a single high school, Union Parish High School in Farmerville, which educates students from grades 6 through 12 and has a total enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Union Parish school district, which ranks 79th out of 116 districts in Louisiana and holds a 2-star rating. With 73.92% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a community with significant economic need, though it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Union Parish High School shows a concerning trend of academic decline, with its state ranking dropping from the 22nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026. Proficiency rates in nearly every subject fell between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, including Algebra I dropping from 40% to 27% and English I falling from 40% to 20%. The most alarming data point is in 8th Grade Mathematics, where only 6% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 52% statewide. This "8th grade math cliff" represents a critical weakness, especially since 7th Grade Math proficiency was 43%, suggesting a specific problem with the 8th-grade curriculum or instruction.
Despite these challenges, the school has some positive indicators. The chronic absenteeism rate of 18.8% is better than both the district (23.4%) and state (22.5%) averages. The school's graduation rate stands at 81.4%, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is below the state average of 3.1%. A notable anomaly occurred in the 2024-2025 Biology End-of-Course exam, where 52% of students were proficient, outperforming the state average of 59%—the only subject where the school exceeded state performance. However, this success was not sustained, as Biology proficiency dropped to 27% the following year. The school's low student-teacher ratio and better-than-average attendance suggest that core academic challenges may stem from instructional quality or curriculum alignment rather than class size or truancy.
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